United States President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that a deal to end the war in Ukraine was closer than ever, after Washington said it had offered Kyiv North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-like security guarantees and voiced confidence that Moscow would accept.

President Donald Trump on Monday described an end to the war in Ukraine as closer than ever, with American officials earlier in the day suggesting beefed-up security guarantees for Kyiv had advanced the peace talks — but that the US offer would not be on the table forever.

The United States has offered to provide NATO-style security guarantees for Kyiv as U.S. and European negotiators reported progress in talks on Monday to end Russia's war in Ukraine, but a deal on territorial concessions remained elusive.

U.S. officials say Russia has indicated it’s open to Ukraine joining the European Union as part of a peace deal to end the war